14 April 2020#EUSPACE

HOW #EUSP∆CE DATA AND SERVICES WILL BOOST ECONOMIC GROWTH

AFTER CORONAVIRUS

As a crisis-resilient public utility, the EU Space Programme offers solutions for multiple recovery mechanisms: by safeguarding public health with the most accurate positioning system in the world, by monitoring how we deliver on the Green Deal promises with the best

in class Earth Observation system and through assuring a free and secure communication channel for the Member States.

EU SPACE CAPACITIES MONITOR THE ECONOMIC SITUATION RELATED TO CORONAVIRUS Data from EU satellites available for over 20 years offer a comprehensive, efficient and cost-effective way to quantify the industrial and environmental impacts of Coronavirus.

COPERNICUSHelps decision-makers assess the impact on traffic at borders between EU Member States as the Coronavirus pandemic causes serious disruptions in the flow of goods and medical equipment.

Mitigates disruptions in the EU Common Agricultural activity by making available satellite data and cloud-based processing solutions, while speeding up the satellite-based area monitoring process for payments related to the Common Agriculture Policy.

Maps temporary health facilities as well as public gathering spaces to get a clear understanding of activities during the Coronavirus emergency.

GALILEO

Offers a dedicated app “Galileo for Green Lane”, which monitors in real-time the circulation of goods between the EU Member States and facilitates freight traffic at borders allowing border authorities to visualise the overall border situation.

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DEFIS

EU SPACE SUPPORTS EU DIGITAL AND GREEN TRANSITIONS

THE EU SPACE PROGRAMME provides critical infrastructure for the digital trans-formation, supporting the implementation of the Digital Agenda in Europe GALILEO 20 CM HIGH ACCURACY is a game changer for autonomous driving and commercial drones. COPERNICUS 16 TB DATA PER DAY is used to train Artificial Intelligence algorithms and enable big data analytics in many areas of application.

EU SPACE DATA AND SERVICES OFFER SOLUTIONS FOR ECONOMIC REBOOT POST CORONAVIRUSThe EU Space programme acts as a formidable multiplier for European investments, creating sustainable growth in future-oriented sectors.

• Every single euro invested in Copernicus results in 10 euros of socio-economic benefits for Europe, while 10% of the EU GDP is enabled by satellite navigation.

• The authentication and the synchronisation of EU critical infra-structures based on Galileo timing service are key differentiators for the EU economy.

• Investments in New Copernicus Sentinel missions will further stimulate downstream development of value-adding applica-tions and services boosting the development of a European high-tech ecosystem.

• Provides a robust time reference for EU critical infrastructures such as energy grids and financial transactions that rely on Galileo for its effectiveness against cyber-attacks.

• Delivers daily accurate data from both Copernicus and Galileo to the scientific community and public authorities to better under-stand the consequences of the crisis, mitigate its potential im-pacts and anticipate new models for the recovery.

• EU Space will strongly contribute to the digitalisation of our economy in boosting data, services (high accuracy, authentica-tion, early warning system), security (more power, better crypto elements, cyberdefence) and resilient connectivity (quantum com-munication infrastructure, secure communications) required for an internet-based economy.

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SOME EXAMPLES OF AREAS OF APPLICATIONS OF THE EU SPACE PROGRAMME

PRECISION AGRICULTURE AND INTEGRATED FARMING:

helps farmers increase yields by more than 10% and save up to 20% on fertilizer, fuel, and pesticides. EGNOS increases the precision and reliability of GNSS and is a key enabler of autonomous tractors and robots in agriculture. In times of the coronavirus the EU Space programme helps farmers to quickly assess the impact caused due to the lockdown and plan a swift reaction to recover

RESPONSE TO NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS:

Copernicus provides information and rapid mapping of the affected areas for emergency response to natural and man-made disasters, humanitarian disasters as well as prevention, preparedness, response and recovery activities. In Italy in order to provide the Civil Protection with evidence to support the decision-making process in relation to the coronavirus emergency, Copernicus was asked by the Italian Civil Protection Department to map health facilities and public spaces

INVESTMENT IN A FUTURE READY EUROPEToday’s pandemic has painfully illustrated that in times of a health crisis, it is vital not only to have a reliable testing and diagnosis capabilities at hand but also have support and recovery mechanisms available. The EU Space programme can offer that. Space is not only a key economic growth enabler but also a crucial provider of planetary environmental data, a vital supporter of digital and earth observation services that help to monitor, protect and sustain our planet.